Trump Welcomes Trudeau To White House With Finger Gun Endorsement

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pose for photos on the South Lawn before the leaders' meeting about the NAFTA trade agreement at the White House in Washington D.C. on Oct. 11, 2017.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived at the South Lawn of the White House on Wednesday and was greeted by U.S. President Donald Trump, who seemed delighted to see his friend.

The two men shook hands, Trump pulled Trudeau in for a hug and put his hand on the prime minister's trapezius muscle — the area between the shoulder and neck. Standing side-by-side and facing the cameras, Trump threw a thumbs up with one hand, and seconds later raised the other in a finger gun towards Trudeau.

"Great prime minister," Trump said.

They were joined by their wives, First Lady Melania Trump and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau.

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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump welcome Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 11, 2017.

The prime minister is on a two-day trip to the U.S. capital, timed to overlap with the kickoff of the fourth round of NAFTA renegotiations.

Before the two leaders' meeting, the pair sat before a throng of reporters in the Oval Office, where Trudeau stressed the two countries' "interwoven" economies and cultures. He looked forward to being in the audience of the U.S. president again, he said.